Beirut Lebanon News: According to recent updates, Several countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Japan have prompted their citizens living in Lebanon to leave the Country as soon as possible amid the rising tensions in several parts because of the Middle East war and sparking fears that the conflict might get worse.
The warnings come after the US embassy in Lebanon citizens to book “any ticket available to them. In a message, David Lammy, Britain’s Foreign Secretary also told British people to “leave now.”
In a statement on social media ‘X” Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesperson Öncü Keçeli said, “Our citizens should avoid traveling to Lebanon unless it is essential; Our citizens in Lebanon are advised to be cautious, not to go to Nabatiyeh, South Lebanon, Bekaa and Baalbek-Hermel provinces unless necessary, and those who do not need to stay in Lebanon are advised to leave Lebanon, if possible, while commercial flights are still continuing.”
Lübnan için seyahat uyarımız güncellendi.
Vatandaşlarımızın elzem olmadığı sürece Lübnan’a seyahat etmekten kaçınmaları;
Lübnan'da bulunan vatandaşlarımızın ise tedbirli olmaları, zorunlu olmadıkça Nebatiyeh, Güney Lübnan, Bekaa ve Baalbek-Hermel vilayetlerine gitmemeleri ve…
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On Sunday, the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs in a statement has advised its citizens to leave Lebanon “as soon as possible.”
Earlier, the US said it would send more warships to the area.
The intentions have risen even more after the assassination of the Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31. Just the previous day, a top military commander Fuad Shukr was killed in an Israeli strike in Beirut.
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The death of the Hamas Chief has caused huge distress and anger among the Iranian people. Iran also noted a revenge attack on Israelis will soon be executed.
Since then the whole region has been on high alert and fears of enemy strikes are rising.
On Sunday, Iran’s official news agency (IRNA) reported that the Foreign Minister of Jordan, Ayman Safadi will visit the capital of Iran to “meet and exchange views with Iranian officials regarding bilateral, regional, and international issues.”
However, the recent developments have sparked fear and tensions that the Israeli and Gaza War will spread more into a wider Middle East Conflict.
Everyone believes that Hezbollah which is a political party based in Lebanon could play an important role in this revenge attack. On Saturday, the group Hezbollah fired 30 missiles at Israel but somehow Israel managed to reflect all of them.
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On Monday, the militant group Hezbollah said that it had launched a drone attack on Israel that struck a military target in northern Israel.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that Israel fired several interceptors at “suspicious aerial targets” that went from Lebanon to Upper Galilee.
The IDF also claimed that they had hit “multiple” Hezbollah targets in Lebanon overnight, including a place where weapons were stored. It also added that it had destroyed and aerial attack that came from Lebanon on Monday morning.
It also said it had seen a “hostile explosive UAV” come from Lebanon and land in the Malkia area. However, no casualties have been reported so far.
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